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Occupied, Not Vacant
There are 2 species of walnuts here in the borderlands of southern Arizona; the Arizona walnut (Juglans major) that I talked about and a...
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Old Tires and Arizona Cypress
The genus is now Hesperocyparis, but back in the olden days I learned the rough bark Arizona cypress of southeastern Arizona as Cupressus arizonica...
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Feeling a Little Better
We are living in stressful times and getting out of the house, if only to your back yard, is always a good idea. Native...
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Brittle Bush Spring
Encelia farinosa (brittle bush, incienso) loves rocky hillsides and gravelly desert. And though this native shrub has a large range showing up in the...
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Vultures and Cranes
When I was a boy vultures were called buzzards. It’s an interesting common name that came across the ocean with early British colonists who...
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Zoned Out!
Growing plants and being involved in horticulture since 1980 meant knowing the USDA’s plant hardiness zones so I could jabber to folks knowingly (Ha!)...